Car Colston
St Mary

1Thomas Hall (d. 1728)

Floor slab in memory of Thomas Hall, vicar of the parish from 1670 to his death in 1728. Most of it is now obscured by the platform on which the altar stands.

Mary Hall (d. 1720)2

Partly obscured floor slab in memory of Mary Hall, wife of the above mentioned Thomas Hall, who died in 1720.

3Vicky Crouch (d. 2004)

A very small brass plaque near to the new sanctuary lamp by the aumbry. It reads simply:

4Dr Robert Thoroton (d. 1678)

Headstone in the sanctuary

Sketch of the headstone

Lying on its side and affixed to the north wall in the sanctuary is the headstone from the grave of Dr Robert Thoroton.

The headstone was discovered in September 1901 during work on the churchyard paths being used as a paving slab. It is a re-used pre-Reformation altar stone (mensa) on which are visible two of the usual five crosses.

The inscription reads:

5Thomas Matthews Blagg (d.1948) and his wife, Ethel Mary (d.1974)

Grey slate medallion with white incised Roman lettering, upper and lower case, with Blagg arms top centre.

Trick of Blagg arms.

Blazon: Per pale, argent, two bendlets engrailed, between as many pouches sable, stringed or, impaling gules, a lion rampant argent, armed and ancient crown or.

Crest: on a torse of the colours a blague or pouch ermined, stringed as in the arms.

Mantling: sable and argent.

Motto: PARTAGEZ VOTRE BLAGUE

The inscription reads:

6Thomas Colston Blagg (d. 1983) and his wife, Elizabeth Mary (d. 1994)

Grey slate rectangular tablet with white incised roman lettering, upper and lower case, with a small, separate grey slate rectangular tablet with Blagg arms above.

The arms are: Argent two bendlets engrailed between as many pouches sable stringed or, and completed with crest, mantling and motto.

The inscription reads:

Thomas Blagg (d. 1876) and his wife, Grace (d. 1898)7

Rectangular bronze tablet, between the organ and the chancel. It reads:

9Francis Blagg (d. 1814)

A rectangular white marble tablet with grey marble border and inscription incised in Roman lettering upper and lower case. The marble border supports a moulded cornice with grey two-dimensional pyramidal background with white closed urn. The tablet supported by white tapering consoles.

The inscription reads:

10Thomas Blagg (d. 1795)

A white marble medallion on a plain black marble base incised in Roman lettering, upper and lower case. The base flanked by pilasters supporting a plain cornice with a Nowy-headed black tympanum with a white closed urn. The tablet and pilasters rest on a plain white shelf supported by plain black consoles with apron.

The inscription reads:

Sarah Blagg (d. 1838)11

White marble rectangular tablet on black marble rectangular base incised in Roman upper case lettering.

The inscription reads:

12Diamond-shaped hatchment of Blagg shield of arms, crest and mantling on all-black background indicating bachelor.

13Dr Robert Thoroton (d. 1678)

At the west end of the south aisle is the stone coffin of Dr Robert Thoroton, discovered in churchyard in 1842 and brought into the church in 1863.

The inscription on the coffin lid reads:

Translated from the Latin the inscription reads:

'Robert Thoroton, M.D., the husband of Anne Boun ; the father of Anne wife of Philip Sherard Esq., and of Elizabeth wife of John Turner; was buried 21st day of Nov., 1678.'

On the floor of the coffin there is another inscription:

Which may be translated as:

'Robert Thoroton, M.D., has placed this in the year of Christ 1672—the 49th year of his age ; that after death his body might rest undisturbed.'

Tollinton (1881) provides a description of the coffin:

'[Dr Thoroton] no doubt gave some attention to the design of this coffin, which may be described as massive and elegant. The lid is sloped a little on each side, and has upon the broadest part a large shield, containing the arms of Thoroton and Boun. Another shield towards the foot Thoroton, quarterly Lovetot and Morin. Along each side of the coffin are three shields, having the various heraldic bearing of Thoroton and Boun. The coffin is 87 inches long and 32 inches wide at the shoulders ; 29 inches high at the head and 23 inches at the foot. The sides and ends are three inches thick, and the trough 12 inches deep. The shields are sculptured in relief.'

14Diamond-shaped hatchment, on a lozenge, the Blagg coat of arms impaling arms of wife, gules, a lion rampant armed and ancient crown or, on all-black background indicating armigerous widow.

17Beneath the Thoroton plaque, a rectangular brass plate on a rectangular wood base with Blagg coat of arms centre top and engraved in Roman upper and lower case lettering.